function connect($connect_string=null)
{
    // DOMAIN,MYSQLDB,MYSQLUSER,MYSQLPASS
    global $thedatabase;
    if ($thedatabase) {
        return;
    } else {
        unset($domain);
        unset($db);
        unset($dbuser);
        unset($dbpass);
        if ($connect_string != "") {
            $dbinfo = explode(",", $connect_string);
            $num = count($dbinfo);
            if ($num < 4) {
                $domain = "localhost";
                $x = 0;
            } else {
                $domain = $dbinfo[0];
                $x = 1;
            }
            $db = $dbinfo[$x];
            $x++;
            $dbuser = $dbinfo[$x];
            $x++;
            $dbpass = $dbinfo[$x];
        } else {
            $domain = DOMAIN;
            $db = MYSQLDB;
            $dbuser = MYSQLDBUSER;
            $dbpass = MYSQLDBPASS;
            //die("$domain, $dbuser, $dbpass");
            //exit;
        }
        $thedatabase = mysql_connect($domain, $dbuser, $dbpass);
        if (!$thedatabase) {
            die('Not connected to ' . $domain . ': ' . mysql_error());
            exit;
        }
        $db_selected = mysql_select_db($db, $thedatabase);
        if (!$db_selected) {
            die('Can\'t use ' . $db . ' : ' . mysql_error());
            exit;
        }
    }
}

function disconnect()
{
    global $thedatabase;
    if ($thedatabase) {
        mysql_close($thedatabase);
        $thedatabase = null;
    }
}

function escapeString($value,$connect_string=null)
{
    connect($connect_string);
    return mysql_real_escape_string($value);
    disconnect();
}

function free($result)
{
    mysql_free_result($result);
}

function query($query_string,$connect_string=null)
{
    connect($connect_string);
    $result = mysql_query($query_string);
    return $result;
    free($result);
    disconnect();
}


function fetch_array($result,$connect_string=null)
{
    connect($connect_string);
    $value = mysql_fetch_array($result);
    return $value;
    disconnect();
}

function insertid($connect_string=null)
{
    connect($connect_string);
    return mysql_insert_id();
    disconnect();
}

function num_rows($result,$connect_string=null)
{
    connect($connect_string);
    $num = mysql_num_rows($result);
    return $num;
    disconnect();
}